Jesus often used women or the world of women as examples in his teaching. He commended the queen of Sheba (Matt.

I would also contend there are six indications in Genesis 1–3 of a role differentiation between men and women.

Paul grounds his commands not merely in creation but in re-creation. The wife submits, just “as the church submits to Christ” (v. 24).

What must be observed is that the presence of women prophets does not neutralize the prohibition against women serving as pastors.

Nevertheless, the majority of OT life clearly left men in most of the prominent leadership roles in society, worship, and the family.

firestorm of controversy, however, has surrounded the meaning of this word “head” . Complementarians argue vigorously for the traditional understanding of head as an “authority,” while egalitarians promote the concept of “source” or “origin.”

deception should not be equated with stupidity. Paul is not saying Eve somehow lacked education or intelligence. He argues that she failed morally and was deceived by the serpent.

If male headship in the family provided the model for male headship in the church, then we discover profound implications here for Christian leadership. Far from aspiring to become the strong, dynamic, visionary leader to whom God uniquely speaks and then expecting the “flock” to follow relatively passively, the overseer-elder must ask what it

We should also notice the programmatic nature of verse 3. God is the head of Christ, which signifies that God is the authority over the Christ. The Father commands and sends, and the Son obeys and goes. Even though the Son obeys the Father, he is equal in essence, dignity, and personhood with the Father. A difference in role does not signify a